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Washing machine uses plastic beads instead of water, reduces electricity by 47%
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| 02/26/2014
| Jeffrey Bausch
Posted on 03/03/2014 9:33:33 AM PST by null and void
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To: null and void
Most people use much more water than is necessary to do a wash. I’d rather conserve by using less water than by battering my clothing with enviornmentally unfriendly plastic pellets.
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posted on
03/03/2014 9:54:20 AM PST
by
grania
To: null and void
No thanks. I’ll bet that the clothing “washed” this way wears out three times as fast.
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posted on
03/03/2014 9:55:19 AM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: nascarnation
Do the old fashioned method and hang clothes outside or inside. No drying cost other than time.
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posted on
03/03/2014 9:58:22 AM PST
by
lesko
To: KSCITYBOY; SoothingDave
What keeps all your pockets from getting filled with beads?or lungs?
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posted on
03/03/2014 9:59:29 AM PST
by
Ken H
(What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
To: null and void
Nearly twenty years ago I had a consulting job with a Turkish firm that made white goods: washers, dryers, etc. They explained their R&D problem to me. To sell in Europe, they had to meet EU specifications for things like water consumption, electricity consumption, and noise level. Each year the responsible EU agency would look at the performance of each model on the market. For the next year, they would set the specifications based on the "best" 90% (as I recall) of this year's models. "What? You can't meet the spec? But 90% of all the models on the market this year met it." So the EU kept driving down the water & electricity consumption, noise level, etc. year after year.
Part of my job was to help them forecast what the specs would be in future years, so that their R&D lab could get started early on meeting them. One of the issues was, just what was the theoretical least possible water consumption to wash clothes? I wonder what this innovation will do to EU requirements for minimizing water consumption.
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:00:00 AM PST
by
JoeFromSidney
(Book: Resistance to Tyranny. Buy from Amazon.)
To: null and void
“including a spot on the WWFs list of Green Game-Changers.”
The World Wrestling Federation is into greenie washing machines?
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:01:11 AM PST
by
Beagle8U
(Unions are an Affirmative Action program for Slackers! .)
To: null and void
I seem to recall that New York has outlawed face washes and other products that use ‘micro-beads’ because they are clogging up the sewers. What makes these ‘beads’ any less likely to end up in the sewers or landfills?
Or are they completely recyclable and the consumer will have to take them to special reclamation sites?
To: null and void
Sounds like another “weird trick.”
This “washer beads” quackery raises its head every decade or so....
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:06:28 AM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: null and void
I don’t know about wawshing clothes, but I woudl liek to try those beads for cleaning brass for reloading.
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:07:11 AM PST
by
SolidRedState
(I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
To: null and void
2 hands , a washboard and elbow grease reduce electricity by 100%, water by 99%.
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:10:44 AM PST
by
bunkerhill7
("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.")
To: JoeFromSidney
One of the issues was, just what was the theoretical least possible water consumption to wash clothes? That's how Big Gummint works. You figure out the "least possible," then they come up with a number less than yours, and tells you to figure it out. Pretty sure that's how they do the CAFE standards for cars.
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:14:04 AM PST
by
Cyber Liberty
(H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
To: nascarnation
Heat pumps can be efficient.
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:27:11 AM PST
by
dhs12345
To: SolidRedState
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:34:26 AM PST
by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: The Working Man
I seem to recall that New York has outlawed face washes and other products that use micro-beads because they are clogging up the sewers. What makes these beads any less likely to end up in the sewers or landfills? These beads are much larger. They do not go into the sewer.
Or are they completely recyclable and the consumer will have to take them to special reclamation sites?
What's wrong with the curbside recycling bin?
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:43:07 AM PST
by
Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
To: cyclotic
Welcome to the modern age. Worst of all the new appliances are CHEAP junk. Probably a mix of EPA regs and the manufactures ripping off their customers.
Sorry to sound angry. Major appliances are expensive and now have to be replaced every 5 years or so is insult to injury. Plus, a couple of expensive visits from the repairman. An old appliances lasted 20 years or more.
For example: we bought our washer in 1989 and our gas dryer in 1993. Both are still running great! Knock on wood.
So... if you have an appliance made before 2000, consider repairing it instead of buying a new one. The repaired appliance may last longer than a brand new one.
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:46:24 AM PST
by
dhs12345
To: Rio
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posted on
03/03/2014 10:52:42 AM PST
by
SolidRedState
(I used to think bizarro world was a fiction.)
To: headstamp 2
Not a problem! The new law mandating these machines will also mandate plastic clothes, towels, and bed sheets. In a dingy grey color. Is this a great country, or what?
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posted on
03/03/2014 11:22:27 AM PST
by
Romulus
To: null and void
color me sceptical. I'd be interested in seeing comparisons with the long term effects of washing this way as compared to more traditional methods on clothes. I'd also like to see how well it actually
works at getting things clean.
If it actually holds up over time, I'd be willing to try something like this. If the plastic pellets are actually recyclable, and can be recycled economically, that would be a plus. If it works, and is cheaper for consumers, great. If not, then it should die just like any other useless product.
I'd wonder if ultrasonics cold be employed as well.
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posted on
03/03/2014 11:38:51 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Is it evil of me to teach my bird to say "here kitty, kitty"?)
To: null and void
Where does the cleaned dirt go?
How much noise do the beads emits when cycling?
Can a child swallow the beads?
Why aren’t pebbles used instead? can’t get any greener than pebbles!
Oh, and, what’s the cost of this machine?
To: SoothingDave
HA! You are correct. You think lint is a problem just pull your pockets out in the future and watch the beads fill out and roll around on the floor.
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